WORK EXPERIENCE
Muscle&Fitness Magazine Associate Editor (December 2010-Present)
New York Sports Clubs (Rego Park, Queens): Personal Trainer
(April 2009-Present)
Bennington Banner: Associate Sports Editor
(Formerly Assistant Sports Editor, title changed in January 2008)
- Brief description: Writes and edits stories for print and web editions of the Bennington Banner daily newspaper. Designs and paginates sports section using Quark XPress. Acts alone as Sports Editor 1-2 days per week and when Sports Editor is on vacation. (Worked in the same capacity as Assistant Sports Editor.)
(September 2006 – February 2009)
Blitz Magazine: Senior Writer
- Brief description: Writes and edits stories for football quarterly Blitz Magazine. Generates story ideas and consults with Editor-in-Chief for various projects, including blitzmagonline.com. Assists in editing for style and flow as well as grammar and punctuation.
(November 2006 – September 2008)
Bennington Banner: Staff Writer
(April 2006 – September 2006)
Muscle & Fitness Magazine: Contributing Writer (November 2004-May 2006)
Suffolk Life: Freelance Writer
(2002-2004)
The Springfield Student: Staff Writer, Special Projects Editor
(1999-2003)
National Golf Links of America: Caddy
(1997-2005)
MAGAZINE CREDITS
Men’s Health:
- “Four Ways to be a Better Employee” (Sidebar) – November 2008
- “Four Ways to be a Better Boss” (Sidebar) – September 2008
Blitz Magazine:
- “Friday Night Lights” (A 20-year retrospective interview with author H.G. Bissinger) – Fall 2008
- “Ovie Mughelli is Priceless” (Profile of the highest-paid fullback, Ovie Mughelli) – Fall 2008
- “Miracle Worker” (Feature story of arthroscopic surgery pioneer
Dr. James Andrews) – Winter 2008
- “The Real Jerry Maguire” (Profile of the agent behind the film) – Winter 2008
Muscle&Fitness:
- “Troy Story” (Profile and triceps routine of IFBB Pro Troy Alves) – May 2006
- “Go Wide” (Profile and back routine of eventual 2006 Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler) – March 2006
- “Beasts of the East” (Feature story documenting the career paths of Redskins’ running back Clinton Portis and linebacker Robert McCune) – October 2005
- “Saved by the Bell” (Training feature documenting the techniques of certified kettlebell trainer Mike Mahler) – September 2005
- “Delta Force” (Profile and shoulder routine of IFBB Pro Kris Dim) – May 2005
BOOK CREDITS
“Mario Lopez’s Knockout Fitness” (Contributed sidebars on pages 113 and 167) – May 2008
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Sports Journalism, Springfield College (Springfield, MA) – May 2003
Certified Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine – December 2009
WRITING RECOGNITION AWARDS
Writer’s Digest Feature Writing Competition
- 4th Place: “Beasts of the East” – September 2006
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, NewsEdit Pro and MS Word
REFERENCES
Available upon request